FIERCE FIGHTING.

Grey River Argus, 22 October 1915, Page 7

FIERCE FIGHTING.

ENEMY HEAVILY REINFORCED

The High Commissioner reports as follows from London, under date of October 19th:— . General French reports • that since October 14th the artillery on both sides has been very active on our front south of the La Bassee Canal. Since September 23th the enemy has been reinforced by forty-eight battalions. After a heavy bombardment the enemy attacked this afternoon between quarries and Hulluch, but "was everywhere repulsed. East of Rheims an enemy attack on a ten-kilometre front was completely checked in spite of the enemy's use of asphyxiating shells and clouds of chlorine. In the course of counter attacks the enemy sustained heavy losses. Elsewhere the bombardment Avas general.